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    Boat loans?

    So I found a boat I want its 2 years old and sold by a private party out of my state. He has a loan on the boat now. How do I go about this as this is new to me as I have bought things cash all my life. Go to my bank or any other bank for a loan? Recommend anyplace? Bet it be a PITA to get...
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    Water in oil I think

    I have a 1995 3.0lx that had been great for many years. It sat all winter as normal with heat lamp in engine compartment as I always do. We rarely see Temps below 20* here in Virginia Beach. Went to drain oil and saw this mess in my oil. I have since flushed the motor 3 times with diesel running...
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    Another 3.0LX overheating

    1995 3.0LX No thermostat. Elbow and manifold is only 3 years old and has been in water maybe 6 times. Runs great. 1st trip of season and it ended us on beach overheating. Ran on hose fine. Left dock at high idle and putted through channel and in about a mile it crept up to almost 200 and...
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    97 wave venture 1100 no spark?

    Got a Wave Venture 1100 200 hours on it all stock except impeller and grate. Last weekend went to lake and it ran great, put on trailer and came home. Was a bad storm and I did not get a chance to cover it or even dry it out after the lake. This Weekend went to start it and it turns over gets...
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    Stumped on why it wont turn over?

    Re: Stumped on why it wont turn over? Found a diagram and there is a relay and a round connector inline with this wire. I pulled apart round connector and its clean but there is still no signal going to relay. In picture I found there is a another connector.......where is it? Whats it look...
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    Stumped on why it wont turn over?

    1995 Sea Pro Alpha 1 gen II 3.0LX Turn key to on and gauges go on turn to start and it does nothing. Jump starter with screwdriver and it turns over and starts and runs fine. Ok so I checked fuse and than pulled dash and on back of key switch it has a yellow wire with red stripe that gets...
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    Going premix, got questions 97 wave venture 1100

    Going to go premix. Do I need to do anything other than drain the oil tank and add oil to the gas? I see there is a block off kit...do I need it? Also what hose do i have to crimp off to tow this ski?
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    3.0LX Wiring help

    What exact wires do I have to connect or bypass to eliminate the safety that only allows the boat to be started in neutral? Cant tell if starter or interlock is the issue with it not starting.
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    1997 Wave Venture 1100 power loss

    Pulled ski out of storage yesterday pulled plugs turned it over to move around fogging oil replaced plugs with new ones started her up. Ran great. Took to water and put it in started up and it ran great, 50+mph and smooth. About an hour of riding later the motor had little different sound and...
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    Ever drive your boat with the "ear muffs" still on?

    I can't figure this one out. Yesterday, I went out put the boat in the water and drove around prob 20 miles and boat ran great, no problems at all. Can home late last night and went to flush motor and could not find the "ear muffs"? Gave up looking around the drive way today and bought a new...
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    Can you run a boat with out a circulator water pump? I did.

    Well we were out on the water about 20 miles out last night and I'm on the way in and I notice all of a sudden the volt meter drops from its happy 13.5 to 11.0. Temp gauge stayed steady so I figured it was the alternator and not the 3 day old new dayco belt I put on. I think bummer and shut...
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    Questions on my Gimbal bearing repair inside.

    1995 SeaPro 3.0lx Alpha I GenII Bought his boat about 4 years ago and it had a...lets say lack of maintenance problem. I have gone through it and had used the boat successfully for the last three years. Aboyt 10 day trips a year. This year on the 1st voyage the motor made a strange grinding...
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    How do you rotate the motor?

    Ok been drinking so forgive me if I missed the obvious but how do you rotate the motor? I mean I want to turn motor over with out a starter. The front of the crank is covered with the motor mount so I cant just put a socket on it like a car. Tried putting it in gear and turning the prop...
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    Leak?

    I have a 1995 Mercruiser Alpha Gen 2 seems to be leaking from where the raw water hose is connected to the outdrive. The hose connects to a plastic tube and that tube mounts to the oudrive with a flange with two bolts, seems to be leaking there. I can't seem to find a diagram of that part to...
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    Should I spring for the Mercruiser Water pump or the cheeper GLM? Any why is it hot?

    I'm having cooling issues, this weekend I went to get the boat ready for the season. Changed the plugs, wires, cap, rotor, oil, filter and greased it up. Had intermittent starting problems last year so installed a relay and starter motor. Started fine on muffs, let it run for and hour or...
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